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Household of William Lancaster (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Lancaster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lancaster, born in 1839 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lancaster, born in 1838 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1864 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1875 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1878 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Ellen (born 1851 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Joseph Edward (born 1872 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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William Lancaster's household

Male

William

Lancaster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Martha

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Denton

Visitor
Male

Joseph Edward

Denton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lancaster

Head

Married

42

1839

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Denton

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Joseph Edward

Denton

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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